Foldable easy chair



July 20, 1965 A. A. MORENO FOLDABLE EASY CHAIR Filed March 21, 1963 1 aM i m United States Patent 3,195,954 FULDABLE EASY CHAIR Antonio AlvarezMoreno, Calle Oudrid 6, Madrid, Spain Filed Mar. 21, 1963, Ser. No.267,019 Claims priority, application Spain, Apr. 13, 1962, 92,510 2Claims. (Cl. 297-441) The object of the present invention relates to afoldable easy chair, whose novel features are as follows:

(a) it is constituted by dismantable tubular elements that fit into eachother in a perfect manner.

(b) when dismantled, it occupies little space and can be enclosed in asmall transportable bag, being very appropriate for camping, beach andsimilar applications.

(c) it is complemented by a sensitively triangular shaped canvas, havinga pocket at each vertex.

(d) it is light in weight, very strong, easy to mount and dismantle andvery commodious.

In the accompanying drawings an embodiment of the present invention isillustrated by way of an example.

FIG. 1 represents a lateral elevation, FIG. 1A a front view, showing thetubular frame as mounted for use, and FIG. 1B a detail indicating themanner in which one element is inserted into the other.

FIG. 2 represents the foldable canvas and FIG. 2A indicates the elementsthat should be placed in each pocket for storage and transport of thedismantled chair.

FIG. 3 represents the chair complete and ready for use.

It will be observed that this chair is constituted by eight tubularelements of which the uppermost 1 is circular in shape, 2 and 8 arestraight, followed by two curved lengths 3 and 7 and two straight pieces4 and 6 and finally an arched, closing element, which thus completes theframe, said elements being held by inserting their extremes in thecorresponding bushings, Whereas a reduction of diameter is applied tothis elfect, thereby achieving a proper mounting of the frame, providedwith three particular points or curved verticles into which thedetermined pocket-s applied to the triangular vertices, that constitutethe complete chair are inserted.

Having dismantled the constitutive elements, the canvas is stretchedout, as indicated in FIG. 2 and can then be rolled up and stored ortransported.

This object can be manufactured in any desired sizes and appropriatematerials, being susceptible to numerous modifications of detail,without dissenting from the essence of the invention, which is such asdescribed in the preceding paragraphs and defined in the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:

1. A foldable easy chair, characterized in that it is constituted by aframe susceptible to be coupled together, consisting of eight tubularlengths, of Which one is a semicircular elernent forming part of the topportion of the back, two are straight to constitute the lateral portionsof said back, another two are curved in an acute angle and form two legsand the arms, another two are straight and form the front portion,whereas the last is curved and serves as a closing element, thusconstituting an easy chair in combination with a triangular piece ofcanvas, having curved vertices provided wtih a pocket at each vertex forthe insertion of one of the three constituent parts of the frame.

2. A foldable easy chair, according to the preceding claim,characterized in that the canvas, with its pockets, is applied toaccommodate the elements of said frame when dismantled and, after beingrolled up, to constitute a package for storage or transport withportions of said elements held in said pockets.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS FRANK B. SHERRY,Primary Examiner.

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1. A FOLDABLE EASY CHAIR, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT IT IS CONSTITUTED BY AFRAME SUSCEPTIBLE TO BE COUPLED TOGETHER, CONSISTING OF EIGHT TUBULARLENGTHS, OF WHICH ONE IS A SEMICIRCULAR ELEMENT FORMING PART OF THE TOPPORTION OF THE BACK, TWO ARE STRAIGHT TO CONSTITUTE THE LATERAL PORTIONSOF SAID BACK, ANOTHER TWO ARE CURVED IN AN ACUTE ANGLE AND FORM TWO LEGSAND THE ARMS, ANOTHER THE LAST IS CURVED AND FORM THE FRONT PORTION,WHEREAS THE LAST IS CURVED AND SERVES AS A CLOSING ELEMENT, THUSCONSTITUTING AN EACY CHAIR IN COMBINATION WITH A TRIANGULAR PIECE OFCANVAS, HAVING CURVED VERTICES PROVIDED WITH A POCKET AT EACH VERTEX FORTHE INSERTION OF ONE OF THE THREE CONSTITUENT PARTS OF THE FRAME.